GET MESSY 2017 | HABIT | WEEK 01

Saturday, 21 January 2017

Since joining Get Messy in 2015, I have committed myself to weekly journalling. For most of the time, Get Messy is in seasons, where you get prompts around a certain theme every week. In between these 6 week long seasons, there is a 2 week break but I choose to continue creating during this time.

We have just finished up the season of gifts and Get Messy is gearing up for the new year with new seasons, a new creative team (which I am honored to be part of!) and a new website layout.

My pages for this week though - they were purely cathartic and I'm so happy that they look as good as they felt to make!

I was feeling very overwhelmed this week and these pages just made me feel like a weight was lifted. I am looking forward to the new new year - the year of the Rooster next week. I'm not affiliated to Chinese culture at all, I just feel like my January has been a bit rocky and am looking eagerly to another fresh beginning!

Getting lost in the details of the multi coloured stripes...

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